Non-refillable bottle.



No. 687,236. Patented Nov. 26, l90l. T. IVEY 8:. J. G. BECK.

NDN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

(Application filed Apr.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS IVEY AND JOHN GEORGE BECK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NION-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .E'atent N 0. 687,236, dated November 26, 1901. Application filed April 16, 1901; Serial No. 56,039. No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that We,THOMAS IVEY and JOHN GEORGE BECK, citizens of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a new and useful improvement in non-refillable bottles, and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, and practical device which can be inserted in the neck of the bottle and efiectually prevent the bottle from being filled after the same has been inserted, but allowing the bot-.

tle to be emptied easily.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 represents a vertical section of the-upper portion of a bottle having our device therein. Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. 1, showing the bottle and apparatus in position they would assume in pouring from the bottle; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the valve, float, weight, and fender ready to be inserted in the neck of the bottle.

In carrying out our invention as here embodied A represents a bottle, and B the neck of the same, which neck is formed with the straight portion 0 at the upper end and a straight or slightly-tapered portion D at the point where the neck joins the body of the bottle. Between these two straight portions the neck of the bottle is bulged outward, as represented at E.

F is a tube which is surrounded by a cork ring G. This tube and cork ring are first forced downward through the neck of the bottle and placed in position inside the portion D of the neck. The upper rim of the tube F forms a valve-seat for the valve H. This valve has wings I, which pass downward within the tube F and serve to guide the valve in its movement. A valve-stem J extends upward from the valve, and the upper end of this stem passes in a guideway K, formed with or secured to the fender L. This fender L may be made of any desired shape, the object of the same being to provide a tortuous passage to the interior of the bottle to prevent the valve mechanism from being tampered with. I A groove M is formed upon the interior of the bottle, in which a ring is adapted to be placed to secure the fender against removal.

N is a float of cork or like material which is secured to the valve-stem J.

O is a weight which is secured to the lower end of the valve H by means of a flexible connection, such as a chain P or thelike.

In Fig. 2 we have shown the position the valve would assume in pouring out liquid. The weight when the bottle is in this position would roll toward the valve, and thus allow the water to force the valve from off its seat and flow out of the neck of the bottle; but before the bottle could be brought to a horizontal position the weight, by reason of the curvature of the bottle, would roll down, and thus reseat the valve. If the bottle is turned upside down and submerged in a quantity of liquid with the object of filling the bottle in that manner, the float would instantly float the valve upon its seat, so that it is obvious that the valve will be closed either-by the float or by means 'of the weight.

- We are aware that non -refillable bottles have been already made containing a valve adapted to be operated by a float or a weight, or in some instances by both; but particular attention is called to the fact that the connection between the weight 0 and the valve is a flexible connection. By this flexible connection the float in closing the valve when the chain is slack will not have to raise the weight in addition to the valve. In other non-refillable bottles where a weight is used the connection between the weight and the valve is rigid, such as a rod, and in such instances the float will have to be large enough to raise both the valve and the weight.

The advantages of our invention outside of those just described are that the apparatus is simple, contains no springs or other mechanism likely to get out of order, and does not disfigure the bottle or does not materially increase the cost of manufacture of the same.

Of course we do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of our invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and useful is- 1. In a non-refillable bottle, a valve'seat secured in the neck of the bottle, a valve adapted to seat upon the valve-seat, a fender arranged in the upper end of the neck of the bottle, a valve-stem secured to the valve extending upward and adapted to be guided within the fender, a float secured to the valve stem above the valve, a weight secured to the lower end of the valve by a flexible connection, substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, a tube F having a valve-seat upon its upper rim, agasket surrounding said tube and adapted to secure the same within the neck of the bottle, a valve arranged above the tube and adapted to seat upon the same, wings extending downward from the valve within the tube for the purpose of guiding said valve in its movements, a fender secured in the upper end of the neck of the bottle, a valve-stem formed with or secured to the valve and extending upward, a guideway formed with the fender and adapt ed to guide the upper end of the valve-stem, a float secured to the valve-stem above the valve, a Weight, a flexible connection connected at one end to the lower end of the valve and at the other end to the weight, the curvature of the bottle below the neck to be such that the weight will act upon the valve and hold it upon its seat until the bottle is tilted beyond a horizontal position, substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto at"- fixed our signatures in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS IVEY. JOHN GEORGE BECK.

NVitnesses:

G. II. BERKHEISER, BELLA D. BERKHEISER. 

